Courier-delivered flowers

Thoughtful gifts stem from the heart, but it needn't cost you the earth (geddit?). You can get pretty bouquets delivered to your mum/nan etc on Mother's Day for £25. Or in real MoneySaving style, have them delivered a day early for £20 and make it look like you're extra organised.

WARNING! Mother's Day delivery doesn't always happen. Things can also go wrong with the supply and delivery of flowers for Mothering Sunday, as has happened in previous years. There’s always a chance they won’t be delivered in time, so consider the risk.

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Free Mother's Day Gift Cheques

Thoughtfulness melts the heart far more than a pricey pressie. Our free Mother's Day gift cheques let you create vouchers for your mum. When she presents it, you fulfil your pledge. It could be running her a luxurious bath, doing the washing up or letting her watch Breakfast at Tiffany's (or the movie of her choice) in peace.

How about serving up a special afternoon tea at home, complete with finger sandwiches, and scones with clotted cream and jam. Print your own Mother's Day Gift Cheques.

Cards & gifts

Sending a card to mum on Mother's Day shows her you care/you're sorry/you're thankful (delete as appropriate!), but if you're feeling flush (well, in the MoneySaving sense of the word) then a small gift could be an added surprise to the day. Don't feel pressured to buy pricey pressies...

Every Sunday (and on bank holiday Mondays), order an adult roast or pub classic meal at Crown Carveries (from £3.99), and get a kids' meal (under 10s, from £3.79) for free. This means a family of two adults and two children get both kids' meals free.

There's no voucher to print, simply walk in to get the offer. Crown says this is an ongoing offer, and it's available at all its restaurants.

Help yourself to an all you can eat brekkie at Crown Carveries for £4.29 for adults or £3.29 for kids (under 10s). Vegetarians can have unlimited Quorn sausages. Unlimited mushrooms will set you back an extra 79p.

Some Carveries only serve breakfast Fri-Sun, so check the times at your nearest venue. For more info, see the Crown Carveries breakfast page. Not valid with any other offer.

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Free protection for all shopping!

There's a little-known piece of legislation that turns any credit card into a financial self-defence superhero. 'Section 75' of the Consumer Credit Act means your plastic must protect anything you buy for more than £100 for free, so if there's a problem or the company goes bust, you can still get your money back.

And although Section 75 doesn't apply to debit cards, there is something else to fall back on if you've paid using a debit card, or used a credit card for a purchase under £100. Known as Chargeback, this is part of banks' and card companies' internal rules and not a legal requirement. Read full details of Section 75 or Chargeback, plus how to claim, in our guides.

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